ORGANISED BY: Government of Odisha, All India Chess Federation (AICF), All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT).

DESCRIPTION:
*     The Summit will feature four Grand Masters each from China and India.
*     IM Sekhar Chandra Sahu has been appointed coach of the Indian team.
*     Matches will be played at International Chess Hall, Campus-15, KIIT.
*     A high-level technical team, led by Odisha International Arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo, would conduct the event.
*     A budget of Rs 26 lakh, including Rs 10 lakh as prize money, has been estimated for the staging of the event.

TEAM CHINA: GM Lu Shanglei (Elo 2635), GM Xu Xiangyu (Elo 2586), GM Bai Jinshi (Elo 2556) and GM Xu Yinglun (Elo 2533).

TEAM INDIA: GM Murali Karthikeyan (Elo 2605), GM Narayanan Srinath (Elo 2565), GM Chitjhambaram Aravindh (Elo 2587) and GM Aryan Chopra (Elo 2541).